Giving Up Sin for the Kingdom, Part 2 (TMF:1456)

Monday, September 14, 2020
Peace to Live By: Giving Up Sin for the Kingdom, Part 2 (TMF:1456) - Daniel Litton
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       Recall, we talked about the tearing the eye out or cutting the hand off from Matthew chapter 5:29, 30. Jesus said there are going to be certain sins that prevent people from accepting him. That is, people don’t want to let go of their sin in order to become a Christian. They would rather keep whatever sin it is in their life, and then end up going to Hell when they die rather than forfeit the sin and yield to Jesus’ way. I think a lot of people are like this in life, and it’s a tremendously unfortunate thing. It’s a shame because Jesus’ actually gives us what we truly want, the desires of our hearts. Sin can only produce a pleasure that is temporary, one that wears off when the sin is over, or when the sin’s season is complete. Jesus’ ways, however, bring fulfillment in life. This also relates to the passage we read last week in Matthew 16. There, Jesus said, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?” (v. 26, ESV).